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The Columbia College Student
Support Services program is available to qualified day students at the home
campus in Columbia, Missouri. Student Support
Services (SSS) is a federally funded TRiO program, administered by the
Department of Education, designed to encourage eligible students persevere
and complete their college degree.
Services provided
include tutoring, mentoring, scholarship and financial aid assistance,
educational workshops, cultural activities, graduate school and career
exploration and a laptop lending program. Participants also have
exclusive access to a state-of-the-art computer lab, a study lounge and
tutoring and proofreading labs.
Students who may
qualify for the program include first-generation college students (meaning
neither parent earned a baccalaureate degree), students who meet federal
income guidelines and students with documented physical, learning and
mental health disabilities.
Meet the Staff...
Nancy Lombardi,
SSS Program Director, is a native
of St. Louis, MO
and a graduate of Camdenton
High School. She has
a BS in Education from the University of Central Missouri and a Master's Degree in Educational
Administration from the University
of Missouri. Her
professional experience includes serving as an elementary school teacher
and principal. She was also the director of an academic program at Lincoln University for fourteen years. Mrs.
Lombardi is married to her college sweetheart. Mr. Lombardi is a native of Stratford, Connecticut,
and together they have one son. Mrs. Lombardi enjoys reading and writing
and has written a book on prison life and a children's book. She is
currently working on a historical novel set at the Lake
of the Ozarks. She has an avid interest in politics and world
affairs. She is also a sports fan with a particular passion for Rams and
Chiefs football.
Amy Brundage , Assistant Director, is a
native of Columbia.
Mary Jane Worstell, Tutor/Mentor
Coordinator, grew up as part of a
large farm family outside of Mexico Mo. She earned a BS in Parks &
Recreation from the University of Missouri in 1985 and then started her
experiential education with a variety of outdoor jobs throughout the states.
She combined her love for the outdoors with her passion for helping others
as the Director of Student Development for Columbia College in the late
90’s. Since then, MaryJane has earned her Masters in Counseling
Psychology from Prescott College in Arizona and was a counselor, trainer and
curriculum writer for Project Adventure. She now enjoys teaching Outdoor
Education and online Psychology classes for Columbia College. With spare
time, she advises operations for Scattering Fork Outdoor Center, the
non-profit outdoor education center she founded in 1992.
Cynthia
Baker, SSS counselor, is a
half-time mental health counselor at Columbia College and full time private
practice therapist here in Columbia. Originally from a small Southeast
Missouri town, Cynthia earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Southeast
Missouri State University. After moving to Columbia 15 years ago, Cynthia
earned her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Missouri in
2001. Professionally, Cynthia’ s background is diverse, working in private
practice, adolescent residential care, and even some time working in the
Missouri State Budget office for Mental Health. Cynthia and her husband Thom
have one 9th grader at Jefferson Junior High and two grown step-daughters.
They also have a busy home with a video production business studio, two dogs
named Sampson and Stuart, and a cat named Max.
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